The Open Robotics Peripheral Platform

The Swirling
Brain and other readers have submitted yesterday's Slashdot
story about the Open Robotics
Platform. The project seems to be
another attempt at creating a standardized robotics platform. ORPP
includes both hardware and software components. All software components
are Free
Software licensed under the GNU GPL. The control architecture is
based on a PC-type motherboard running Linux and uses the video,
parallel, and serial ports to communicate with lower level control
electronics. The mechanical components and control boards can be custom
made or purchased if
desired. For another project along similar lines which has been around
for a while and has a sizable community of developers, see the Open Automaton Project

I often post in reply to AI4U to moan about pointless spamming. This
seems to be the most ridiculous example so far. The post has NOTHING to
do with the article at all!

What you have posted might actually count as a news story in itself, if
anyone actually cares about your project. I'm sure it's all well and
good, but dear AI4U you come across like a nutter who has a proof of the
squared circle or perpetual motion.